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Jimmy Carter's grandson looks at Ga. governor's race

One of Jimmy Carter's grandsons might try to follow in his footsteps and run for governor of Georgia. State Sen. Jason Carter has commissioned a poll to study a race next year against Republican Gov. Nathan

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One of Jimmy Carter's grandsons might try to follow in his footsteps and run for governor of Georgia.

State Sen. Jason Carter has commissioned a poll to study a race next year against Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The newspaper reports Carter is testing the waters, "given recent events," such as the role Deal's office played in picking a new state ethics chief and his resistance to President Obama's health care law in Georgia.

Carter, 38, was elected to the Georgia Senate in 2010 in a solidly Democratic district east of Atlanta. His grandfather also got his start in elective politics in the Georgia Senate before going on to serve one term as governor, then to the White House.

The younger Carter is a cousin of James Carter IV, who caused a sensation in the 2012 presidential election by unearthing the video of Mitt Romney criticizing 47% of Americans.